Dhanteras 1914
Dhanvantari and Lakshmi worship — the buying day that opens Diwali.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:57
- Pradosh puja muhurat17:28 – 19:52
- Fasting window (tithi)1914-10-16 · 22:12 → 19:13
- Parana (tithi ends)19:13
Festival days follow the classical attribution rules — udaya (sunrise), pradosha (evening), nishita (midnight), madhyahna or aparahna vyapini as each festival prescribes — computed for Kashi/Varanasi (IST). Regional observance can differ by a day in some years.
Read the Dhanteras puja vidhi, vrat rules and kathaDhanteras — Frequently Asked Questions
What should be bought on Dhanteras?
Metal — silver, steel or brass — and traditionally an empty vessel, which is filled before it is carried into the house. Gold and utensils are the common choices; the vessel is the older custom.
Why is a lamp placed facing south on Dhanteras?
It is the Yama deepam, offered after dusk to Yama for the safety of the household. It is set outside the house, facing south, and is not brought back in.
Who is worshipped first on Dhanteras?
Dhanvantari, the physician who rose from the churned ocean with the pot of amrita. Lakshmi and Kubera are invoked after him — health precedes wealth on this day.
Other major festivals in 1914
- Makar Sankranti — 13 January 1914
- Vasant Panchami — 31 January 1914
- Maha Shivaratri — 23 February 1914
- Holika Dahan — 11 March 1914
- Holi — 12 March 1914
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 27 March 1914
- Ram Navami — 5 April 1914
- Akshaya Tritiya — 28 April 1914
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 25 June 1914
- Guru Purnima — 7 July 1914
- Nag Panchami — 27 July 1914
- Raksha Bandhan — 6 August 1914
- Krishna Janmashtami — 13 August 1914
- Hartalika Teej — 24 August 1914
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 24 August 1914
- Anant Chaturdashi — 3 September 1914
- Pitru Paksha begins — 5 September 1914
- Sharad Navratri begins — 20 September 1914
- Durga Ashtami — 26 September 1914
- Maha Navami — 27 September 1914
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 28 September 1914
- Karwa Chauth — 8 October 1914
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 18 October 1914
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 18 October 1914
- Govardhan Puja — 20 October 1914
- Bhai Dooj — 20 October 1914
- Chhath Puja — 24 October 1914
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 2 November 1914
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 2 November 1914
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